It Isn't Snowing – 12 Hours of Sebring

As big as the U.S. is, there's a good chance that, being March, somewhere it's snowing. Not in Sebring, Florida, where there's pure chamber of commerce weather. Mid-80s, with a steady breeze and occasional clouds to keep the heat from setting in...though apparently enough heat to spur on beer sales.

Then try to imagine what it must be like to be cooped up in hot race car, concentrating intently around the 3.7 miles of this difficult circuit.

In marked contrast, the crowd is very mellow and more than a little sunburned, though no one seems to care. The seriousness level is about zero, even at the Bikini contest, which would be in sharp contrast to the other side of the track with the race teams where the level would hover around 100 percent, worrying about pit stops, tire changes and what could go wrong.